Assistant Operations Director, Emergency Medical Services and Acute Care

REGION UPPSALA · plný úvazek

Uppsala, Švédsko

Operations Area: Emergency Medical Services and Acute Care We are Akademiska Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer care to two million people in Central Sweden. Here, something is constantly happening – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is hailed as a hero. With us, you'll experience both challenging trials and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. Welcome with your application! Our Operations The Emergency Medical Services and Acute Care operations area consists of two sections: ambulance services and acute care. Together, we are approximately 500 employees working to provide high-quality and accessible care around the clock. The Ambulance Services Section is responsible for the region's ambulance operations with stations in Enköping/Bålsta, Uppsala/Huddinge/Knivsta, Tierp/Skutskär, and Östhammar. The operations provide ambulance services for Region Uppsala's approximately 385,000 residents. The section also includes the Emergency Medical Dispatch Center. The Acute Care Section includes Akademiska Hospital's emergency department, which is a Level 1 trauma center with regional and national responsibilities. The operations conduct extensive research, education, and supervision of students and healthcare personnel. Ongoing development work is underway to strengthen and further develop specialist-driven acute care. Your Assignment As Assistant Operations Director, you play a central role in leading and developing the operations area together with the Operations Director. You contribute to creating favorable conditions for managers and employees to achieve the operations' goals and provide care with high quality, patient safety, and efficiency. You report directly to the Operations Director and are part of the operations area's management team. Your responsibilities include: • taking responsibility for parts of operational management and daily management • leading and supporting subordinate managers and employees • participating in the operations' planning, follow-up, and development • having responsibility for finances, production, and operational results within assigned areas • strengthening collaboration with internal and external partners at local, regional, and national levels You are expected to contribute to the operations area's long-term development through clear, present, and development-oriented leadership. Your Qualifications We are looking for someone with documented management experience and relevant higher education within healthcare. You have: • experience leading change and development work • good understanding of governance and decision-making processes in politically governed operations • experience with collaboration across organizational and administrative boundaries • strong communication skills and inclusive leadership • ability to create engagement, participation, and results It is a merit if you have: • knowledge of emergency dispatch centers, ambulance services, and/or acute care • experience with regional collaboration with other regions, authorities, and societal actors • completed Region Uppsala's management program or equivalent leadership training • experience with research, education, or development work within healthcare Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Your Leadership Profile To succeed in the role, you are a confident and stable leader who maintains calm and focus even in pressured situations. You are receptive, collaboration-oriented, and have the ability to create good relationships and constructively manage different perspectives. You have a strategic approach, good analytical ability, and can make well-founded decisions even when circumstances are complex. Through your leadership, you contribute to a good work environment, a strong culture, and continuous learning within the operations. We also see that you share our ambition to develop future ambulance and acute care services and value research, education, and workforce development as important parts of the operations' mission. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. What We Offer As of January 1, 2025, permanent employment is the norm for managers within Region Uppsala. Trial employment may occur. For internal applicants without previous management experience, a fixed-term management assignment of three years is applied, combined with a permanent employment in the basic profession. Start date and salary by agreement. With us, you have the opportunity to be part of developing a socially important operation together with committed employees and managers, while gaining access to Region Uppsala's benefits and development opportunities, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/). Want to Know More? Operations Director Carina Jangborg, [email protected] Labor unions can be reached via Region Uppsala's switchboard 018-611 00 00 Want to Work with Us? Welcome to submit your application via the link below. IMPORTANT! Important information regarding your application: In cases where the applicant is a specialist-trained physician, an expert assessment must be conducted prior to appointment, in accordance with the Health and Medical Services Ordinance (2017:80) Chapter 5, Section 8. Therefore, submit all documents that support the competency requirements; i.e., CV and cover letter, specialist certificate, and if a dissertation is listed as a merit, proof of dissertation must also be enclosed. Read about employment conditions and salary setting within Region Uppsala here: Become Our New Colleague (https://regionuppsala.se/jobb-och-utbildning/bli-var-nya-kollega/) Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the operations and welcomes applicants of all genders with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences. Region Uppsala war-positions all permanent employees based on total defense needs. This means for the individual employee no obligations in peacetime, but is solely a planning measure. Prior to employment decisions, checks of suspicion and criminal records are performed for all job seekers who in the sought position may work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas covered by optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work with patients, even if current work tasks are not intended to mainly include work with the above-mentioned patient groups. This recruitment is carried out entirely by Region Uppsala, and we decline telephone calls from recruitment firms and advertising sales representatives.